Tangale
Tangale is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria, by about 130 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Tangale (Tangle) is a West Chadic language spoken in Northern region of Nigeria. The vast majority of the native speakers are found across Akko, Billiri, Kaltungo and Shongom Local Government Area of Gombe State Nigeria.
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Words in Tangale
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mu* | |
| name | sumo* | |
| eye | ido* | |
| ear | te* | |
| nose | wiSin* | |
| tooth | wudo* | |
| tongue | daga* | |
| blood | tom* | |
| bone | wus* | |
| skin | kaloik* | |
| knee | fwofurum* | |
| breast | widi* | |
| liver | robo* | |
| water | am | |
| fire | wi* | |
| sun | fisi* | |
| star | luwintere* | |
| stone | fandi* | |
| mountain | fandi* | |
| tree | fito* | |
| leaf | wobok* | |
| night | sum* | |
| dog | b3y* | |
| fish | wolok* | |
| louse | SaNgur* | |
| one | dok* | |
| two | rap* | |
| drink | yek* | |
| see | me* | |
| hear | kum* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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